Madison County, Alabama Obituary Collection 1998-1999 (From Various Funeral Homes)
Covering the towns of Big Cove, Brownsboro, Gurley, Hampton Cove, Harvest, Hazel Green,
Huntsville, Madison, Meridianville, New Hope, New Market, Normal, Owens Cross Roads,
Ryland, Toney, and Triana. Also many obits from nearby Athens (Limestone County).
Some of the funeral homes represented: Royal Funeral Home, Spry Funeral Home,
Valhalla Funeral Home, Laughlin Service Funeral Home, and Twickenham Funeral Home.
Note: These obituaries are NOT primary source. They are intended only to provide clues in
researching your family tree. Use the date at the top of each group of obituaries to determine
the date of death since this collection does not include specific dates, only the day of the week
that the death occurred. Use the handy 1998 or 1999 calendars to determine dates.
Rosalie C. Bianca
Rosalie C. Bianca, 84, of Huntsville died Wednesday at a local nursing home. The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Indianola, Miss.
Burial will be in the Indianola City Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Carmelo Bianca Jr. and Damian Bianca, both of Huntsville; four daughters, Rosemary Sabbatini of Biloxi, Miss., Carolyn Ray of North Oaks, Minn., Gerradine Howard of Hazel Green and Patricia Babiak of Huntsville; one sister, Grace Bianca of Indianola; and 18 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday 7 to 9 p.m. at Mortimer Funeral Home in Indianola.
Clarence E. Cox
SOMERVILLE - Clarence Eugene Cox, 72, died Tuesday at his home. A military graveside service was to be today at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Cemetery with the Rev. W.K. Stephenson officiating.
Roselawn Funeral Home was in charge.
Mr. Cox was a native of Pinson. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He retired from the military in 1963. He was a retired electrical engineer for SCI and also worked with Boeing and USBI.
Survivors include his wife, Margie Cox of Somerville; two sons, Garry J. Cox of Somerville and Gene A. Cox of Hanceville; two daughters, Gail C. Price and Robin C. Kirkland, both of Somerville; a brother, Bill Cox of Gardenville; a sister, Clarsill Kennington of Center Point; and three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Valley.
Debra H. Douthat
MADISON - Debra Hill Douthat, 47, of 102 Conger Road died Tuesday at her home. The memorial service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Madison United Methodist Church.
A native of Bluefield, W.V., Mrs. Douthat had lived with her family in the Madison area since 1983. She was an active member of Madison United Methodist Church for many years and was a volunteer for Madison Art League. She loved art and enjoyed painting watercolors, which she shared with friends and family.
Survivors include her husband, Charles David Douthat of Madison; two sons, Charles Reid Douthat of Madison and James Ashby Gochenour of Crimora, Va.; her parents, James and Hycenthia Hill of Bluefield, W.V.; and two sisters, Deedy Hill Smith of Rock Hill, S.C., and Ginny Hill of Bluefield.
Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army in Bluefield.
Bobby Gilbert
ATHENS - Bobby Gilbert, 66, of Oakleaf Apartments died Monday at his home. The graveside service was to be today at 2 p.m. at Athens City Cemetery.
Spry Funeral Home of Athens is in charge of burial.
Mr. Gilbert was a native of Limestone County. He was a security guard at ConAgra, an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of First Baptist Church of Athens.
Survivors include one sister, ONeal Thompson of Athens.
Artie E. Hallman
Artie Elizabeth Hallman, 91, of Huntsville died Tuesday at a local hospital. The funeral was to be today at 2 p.m. at Fayette First Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Gavin officiating.
Burial was to be in Fayette City Cemetery with Nelson Funeral home in charge.
She had lived in Huntsville one year, having spent most her life in Fayette. She was also a retired teacher.
Survivors include two sons, Joseph Hallman of Huntsville and Daniel Hallman of Harvest; one daughter, Sylvia Bailey of Huntsville; one brother, James Allen McCool of Decatur; one sister, Oleta Scroggins of Bonifay, Fla.; and seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Tim Hambrick
SCOTTSBORO - Tim Hambrick, 36, died Tuesday. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Goosepond Church of God with the Rev. Billy Anderton and the Rev. Eugene McDowell officiating.
Burial will be in Pace Cemetery with Scottsboro Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include his parents, William M. and Bessie Pace Hambrick of Scottsboro; two sisters, Betty Owens Brewster of Fort Payne and Shelia Stubblefield of Hytop; and two brothers, David M. Hambrick of Sparta, Ga., and Marvin Hambrick of Scottsboro.
Visitation was to be today from 1 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Donald L. Hunt
MADISON - Donald Lewis Hunt, 66, died Dec. 3 at a local hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Nelms Memorial Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. O. Wendell Davis officiating.
Burial will be in Meadowlawn Garden of Peace.
Mr. Hunt was a native of Oxford, Ohio, a graduate of Miami University in Ohio and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. He had a 25-year career as a teacher, coach and mentor.
Survivors include three sons, Donald S. Hunt of Fresno, Calif., Michael D. Hunt of Harvest and Edgar Allen Hunt of Houston; two daughters, Shelley Y. Hunt of Duluth, Ga., and Dione Elizabeth Hunt-Foster of North Hollywood, Calif.; his mother, Elizabeth L. Hunt of Battle Creek, Mich.; one brother, Robert G. Hunt of Redlands, Calif.; and seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday at noon at the funeral home.
William J. Jenkins
NICEVILLE, Fla. - William Jesse Jenkins, 73, died Sunday at his home. The memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Emerald Coast Funeral Home chapel in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., with the Rev. Dave Rhodes officiating.
A native of Marion, Mr. Jenkins worked at Redstone Arsenal in 1956.
Survivors include his wife, Jeannie H. Jenkins of Niceville; two sons, Billy Jenkins and David Jenkins; two daughters, Terry Jenkins and Celeste Jenkins; and seven grandchildren.
Johnny M. Lowrey
WINCHESTER, Va. - Johnny Mack Lowrey, 50, died Saturday at a West Virginia hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Kee Sloan officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include one son, David Lowrey of Gainesville, Fla.; his mother, Lorraine Lowrey of Huntsville; one brother, Tyler Lowrey of Sandpoint, Idaho; and one sister, Peggy L. Richardson of Madison.
John W. Manley
ARDMORE, Ala. - John William Manley, 66, died Thursday at a Fayetteville, Tenn., nursing home. The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel.
Burial will be in Bevills Chapel Cemetery.
Mr. Manley was a native of Madison County and a retired Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane Manley of Ardmore, Ala.; one son, Jimmy Manley of Athens; three stepsons, Numa Latham of Laceys Spring, Michael Latham and Andrew Albis, both of Huntsville; his mother, Birdie May Manley of Huntsville; one sister, Doris Camper of Huntsville; and six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mary McGinty
Mary Hazel Bonner McGinty, 84, of Huntsville died Tuesday in Huntsville. A graveside service was to be today at 1 p.m. at Green wood Cemetery in Montgomery with the Rev. Harry Gilbert officiating.
Leak-Memory Chapel funeral home was in charge of burial.
Mrs. McGinty moved to Huntsville in 1996 from Montgomery. She was a native of Chambers County and was valedictorian of Five Points High School. Shewas preceded in death by her husband, Ralph McGinty.
Survivors include one daughter, Marianne Stringfellow of Temple, Texas; one son, Joe McGinty of Huntsville; and four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation was to be today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
Troy Mitchell
ALBERTVILLE - Troy Mitchell, 87, of 301 East Alabama Ave. died Wednesday in a local hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Adams Funeral Home in Albertville.
Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery.
Mr. Mitchell served several terms as Marshall County commissioner for District 3. He was preceded in death by one son, Ned Mitchell.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Mitchell; one daughter, Barbara Patterson of Florida; three sons, Joe Mitchell and Jerry Mitchell, both of Albertville, and Whitt Mitchell of Florida; one stepdaughter, Patricia Walker of Albertville; three stepsons, Fred Rogers of Albertville and Jerry Rogers and Larry Rogers, both of Guntersville; two sisters, Ozell Pankey and Lois Thompson, both of Albertville; and 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Joe H. Montgomery
VALLEY MILLS, Texas - Joe Herman Montgomery, 86, died Tuesday at a Clifton, Texas, hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at McCauley Funeral Home in Fayetteville, Tenn., with the Rev. Emerson Wiles officiating.
Mr. Montgomery was a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., a retired farmer and a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Larry Montgomery of Valley Mills; three sisters, Viola Cunningham and Eula Mae Sullivan, both of Fayetteville, and Kathern Curlee of Shelbyville, Tenn.; and five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lizzie Wells
LEWISBURG, Tenn. - Lizzie Belle Sutton Wells, 56, of 1080 New Lake Road died Tuesday at a Lewisburg hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at McCauley Funeral Home in Petersburg, Tenn., with the Rev. Aubrey Knois officiating.
Mrs. Wells was a native of Sherwood, Tenn., a retired cosmetologist and a member of the Baptist church.
Survivors include her husband, William J. "Bill" Wells of Lewisburg; two daughters, Libby Culbertson and Margaret Corbitt, both of Lewisburg; one son, Tim McBee of West Point, Indiana; three sisters, Mary Ruth Spencer of Winchester, Tenn., Hazel Mae Gass of Cowan, Tenn., and Pearlie Cather of Holbert, Ind.; four brothers, Leroy Sutton of Piedmont, James B. Sutton of Winchester, Tenn., and William Sutton and Johnny Sutton, both of Rantoul, Ill.; and eight grandchildren.
Visitation is today from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
